A memo from Deneese Jones, vice president for Academic Affairs, announced on Wednesday that a new policy regarding athlete drug testing will be instituted this fall. Athletes will now be subject to random tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) as part of a “PED initiative” that Jones, Bob King, director of athletics, and Trinity coaches are in the process of developing. According to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) guidelines, after one positive test, athletes will lose...
A PRIMER ON FIESTA Fiesta San Antonio, or just Fiesta, may sound foreign to any student from out of town, but it’s just what it sounds like: a party. For nearly two weeks in April, this year from April 19 through April 30, the city is abuzz with activity celebrating San Antonio’s unique history and culture. Fiesta originated in the late 1800s with the Battleof the Flowers parade, an event that was — and still...
There is a one in 9.2 quintillion chance of correctly guessing every game in the NCAA championship tournament. To win, that means predicting every upset and every No. 1 seed dethroned in the first round. While my bracket is, as they say, “busted” (thanks, Virginia. And Arizona. And Xavier), I can at least take pride in my bracket being better than Obama’s. And I can celebrate that the Final Four is in San Antonio this year,...
The women’s basketball team returned from Colorado one SCAC championship richer after this weekend’s victories over Colorado College and Southwestern University. The Tigers came into the weekend favored to win as the No. 1 seed. The championship secures Trinity’s spot in the NCAA tournament. Saturday’s semifinal game versus Colorado saw Trinity maintain their early lead for a 76-70 win. Senior guard Micah Weaver scored 19 points, while first-year Julia Ackerman came off the bench to...
Construction on the new workout facilities in the Bell Center stopped on Thursday, Feb. 8, allowing Trinity students, faculty and staff to access the brand new, two-story weight and cardio rooms. The fitness center is outfitted with custom weight and cardio equipment to match Trinity’s color scheme. Construction on Bell Center began early in 2017 with the plan to replace the old weight room and cardio room with two new facilities, one for athletes and...
Campus Planning and Sustainability is in the process of transitioning residence hall recycling bins to a ‘dual stream’ recycling program. Instead of separating paper, cardboard, aluminum and plastic, students will be able to recycle aluminum, plastic and glass in one bin. Paper and cardboard will still have to be separated. The program will also introduce glass recycling into residence halls. The change comes due to the inefficiencies of the previous method. Only 12.3 percent of all...
When Hannah Larson turned on her faucet in South Hall to yellow water, she was reminded of plumbing problems last semester that resulted in the temporary relocation of South residents to escape the water and the smell. “About a week ago, my roommates and I noticed the water from our dorm room faucets had a yellow tint. In addition, our toilets seemed to be having trouble functioning properly. I’ll spare you the details there,” Larson wrote in...
The office of Residential Life is kicking off the spring semester with a long to-do list. Along with day-to-day operations dealing with student issues, conducting programming and doing regular administrative work, the office has begun a search for a new director, has implemented changes to the newly acquired City Vista apartment complex and is making preparations for a new housing assignment software system. With the departure of Melissa Flowers, former director of Residential Life, at the...
